Magnitogork - Ufa, real game 7 type of game, both teams very careful and not many good scoring chances for either. Hard to say which way it will go. Looking at Avangard - Sibir, well Avangard is already 2-0 up and judging from what I've seen zero chances for Sibir that makes me a bit sad

Yeremeyev is not dressed for this game so you one doesn't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out he's injured.

Magnitka is out and I guess fairly so, such a crappy last game. And no matter how nice of a guy Maurice is I'll be glad if he's fired. With all the talent they have this North American north-south-dump-it-in game looks soooooo dull.

Yeremeyev is not dressed for this game so you one doesn't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out he's injured.

Magnitka is out and I guess fairly so, such a crappy last game. And no matter how nice of a guy Maurice is I'll be glad if he's fired. With all the talent they have this North American north-south-dump-it-in game looks soooooo dull.

i am sorry, all the talent? like who? (besides the obvious Mozyakin) KHL no-names Hodgman, o'Reily, Zukarello, Gulas - all decent players but first year KHLers. The washed up Platonov/Lisin and bunch of average prospects...

i am sorry, all the talent? like who? (besides the obvious Mozyakin) KHL no-names Hodgman, o'Reily, Zukarello, Gulas - all decent players but first year KHLers. The washed up Platonov/Lisin and bunch of average prospects...

Say whatever you want but that's a very deep and very talented team which is fully capable of playing a puck possession hockey instead of this boring crap. I'm not saying they underperformed terribly this season, no, Salavat is as deep and as talented, I just don't like the style of the game of Maurice's team

Say whatever you want but that's a very deep and very talented team which is fully capable of playing a puck possession hockey instead of this boring crap. I'm not saying they underperformed terribly this season, no, Salavat is as deep and as talented, I just don't like the style of the game of Maurice's team

I understand you now, they played an equal rival and lost. I always thought that Maurice is better at European Hockey than your average american.

I understand you now, they played an equal rival and lost. I always thought that Maurice is better at European Hockey than your average american.

I agree. Although no way I see Maurice getting fired. He did a good job. Look at the risk he took that paid off switching Gelahvilli for Ahonen. If Georgi doesn't get injured that series might also become different. He also did a world of wonders for the development of young Antipin, making him the number 1 defenseman in minutes even through some of the playoffs... BTW Maurice only switched to the boring dump and chase game during the close time in the playoffs. I've watched plenty of exciting Magnitka games. In fact, Magnitka showed some of the best hockey plays all season on a regular basis besides Malkin. Hodgeman, Mozyakin, Zuccarello made great plays al year. Go back a few games the puck possesion on the gwg from mozyakin to hodgeman, the hockey doesn't get any better than that..

BTW SU is no slouch, goalie got hot and they have some sleeping giants on their side as well. Over all it was an equal match and SU came on top 1 goal better. Forme that doesn't warrant blowing up your team and starting new.

I think Maurice should stay as well. Give the person at least 2 season with a roster to prove something. I dislike high roster turnover

Exactly, low roster turnover is a strategy the DRW use, whens the last time they missed the playoffs... The TML use high roster turnover, whens the last time they made the PO?

I noticed Zhamnov told the press that he will like to build a team to stay together for a long time and will not blow up Atlant just because of the result of loss. He wants to employ the whole low turnover strategy himself.

I see Czechs are saying some absurd things about the KHL. I remember last year someone saying that mid-season Extraliga hockey is more intense than KHL playoffs.

you know, Ruzicka does not like Russians and Russia. His team Slavia does not have fans, even new team Lev Praha has more fans. It is only PR staff, nothing serious ..

Slavia has new owner, which has connection to MND - partner of KHL So journalists asked Ruzicka as former co-owner of club (he sold it now) and coach/GM about Slavia joining KHL. Of course, nonsesne. So he said what he said.